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Department of Death
Lev Raphael
其他書名
A Nick Hoffman Mystery
出版SCB Distributors, 2021-04-09
主題Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Amateur SleuthFiction / Mystery & Detective / General
ISBN15647483679781564748362
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=R-csEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋"Raphael makes the most of the academic setting of his immensely enjoyable....Raphael’s witty prose enhances a crafty plot."
Publishers Weekly starred review

Years ago Nick Hoffman was given a position in the English Department at the State University of Michigan because SUM wanted to hire his partner as writer-in-residence, but now he's been unexpectedly installed by his dean as chairman of that department. It's a wildly unpopular choice, and he's suddenly the focus of more animosity from his colleagues than he's ever dealt with before. He can't seem to make anyone happy and can't get a handle on his myriad new responsibilities as an administrator, a position he never wanted. Then tragedy strikes again way too close to home: Someone seeking his help is murdered, and under the shadow of another recent murder, Nick is a prime suspect. Hounded by campus police, the local press, and social media, Nick wonders if this could finally be the end of his career—that is, if he manages to stay out of prison.
In the spirit of David Lodge, Francine Prose, Richard Russo and Jane Smiley, Department of Death is Lev Raphael's most blistering satire yet of the current perversity of academic life.